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9 de may. de 2024 · Role In: Seven Years’ War. William Pitt, the Elder (born November 15, 1708, London—died May 11, 1778, Hayes, Kent, England) was a British statesman, twice virtual prime minister (1756–61, 1766–68), who secured the transformation of his country into an imperial power.
24 de may. de 2024 · William Pitt, the Younger was a British prime minister (1783–1801, 1804–06) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He had considerable influence in strengthening the office of the prime minister. William Pitt was the second son of William Pitt, 1st earl of Chatham, a famous statesman.
Hace 2 días · The semi-circular arches would have been far stronger. The foundation-stone of Blackfriars Bridge was laid by Sir Thomas Chitty, Lord Mayor, on the 31st of October, 1760. Horace Walpole, always Whiggish, describing the event, says:— "The Lord Mayor laid the first stone of the new bridge yesterday.
24 de may. de 2024 · William Pitt married Lady Hester Grenville, the daughter of the 1st Countess Temple, on November 16, 1754. Pitt was roughly 46 years old at the time of their wedding, and Hester was 34. They had been friends for twenty years at that point. Hester, Harriet, John, William, and James were the children of their happy marriage.
Hace 5 días · He married in 1774, Hester, one of the daughters of William, the great earl of Chatham, who died in 1780, by whom he has three daughters; Hester-Lucy, married to Mr. Taylor, of Sevenoke; Grisilda, and Rachael. He married secondly in 1781, Louisa, daughter of Henry Grenville, esq. late governor of Barbadoes, by whom he has two sons and one daughter.
27 de may. de 2024 · Hayes-place the residence of the late Earl of Chatham, now the seat of Lord Lewisham. Hayes-place (near the church) was formerly the seat of the Scotts. In 1698, Stephen Scott, Esq. aliened it to John Harrison, of whom it was purchased in 1757, by the Right Hon. William Pitt, (afterwards Earl of Chatham (fn. 5) ,) who built the ...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering. William Pitt, the Younger - Prime Minister, Reforms, War: Pitt’s second ministry was weaker than the first, for the Addington group, as well as others, went into opposition. The Third Coalition against Napoleon’s France—an ...
